Practice Makes Better hand-lettering illustration

A refrain I’m always telling myself, the more you practice the better you get (even if you’ll never be perfect, because no one is!). This hand-drawn lettering piece started as a pencil sketch, was refined in ink on paper, then was scanned in and vectorized. In Adobe Illustrator, I refined the shapes and letters and added color. Now I have a print I can hang up to remind myself: there’s always room for improvement, so keep on practicing!

Process pics, with initial thumbs and letter studies, pencil sketch, and inked letters and detailing ready to be scanned in.

Inked letters and inked detailing to go inside letters--to be refined and combined on the computer.

I’m an illustrator and hand lettering artist in Chicago, IL that specializes in custom illustrations and artwork that will make you and your customers smile. Services: custom illustrations and lettering pieces for logos, advertisements, and products, stationery design, custom invitation design, and wedding invitation design. Available for hire for your lettering, illustration, or stationery needs. Many items available for licensing.